Funny picture books

to read aloud for Grades 1 – 3 These books are shelved in the Picture Book area by the author’s last name.

AGEE MY RHINOCEROS A rhinoceros does only two things: pop balloons and poke

holes in kites. But rhinoceroses can really do more--so much

more--than that!

BARTON SHARK VS. TRAIN A shark and a train compete in a series of contests on a

seesaw, in hot air balloons, bowling, shooting baskets, playing

hide-and-seek, and more.

CRONIN CLICK, CLACK, MOO: COWS THAT TYPE When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn

they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer

refuses to give them what they want.

DENIM THE DUMB BUNNIES Follows the adventures of the Dumb Bunnies, a rabbit family

that does everything without any rhyme or reason.

DONNIO I’D REALLY LIKE TO EAT A CHILD

One morning Achilles, a young crocodile, insists that he will

eat a child that day and refuses all other food, but when he

actually finds a little girl, she puts him in his place.

GREY EGG DROP Tragedy strikes when an egg, eager to fly like birds,

airplanes, and insects, steps off of a tall tower.

HIMMELMAN CHICKENS TO THE RESCUE Six days a week the chickens help the Greenstalk family and

their animals recover from mishaps that occur on the farm,

but they need one day to rest.

JEFFERS STUCK When Floyd's kite gets stuck in a tree, he tries to knock it

down with increasingly larger and more outrageous things.

JUAN THE PET SHOP REVOLUTION Everyone is afraid of Mr. Walnut, the scowling owner of the

biggest pet store in the city, who sells all kinds of animals to

rich customers from out of town, but when Mina's pet rabbit

goes missing she vows to do something about it.

KLASSEN I WANT MY HAT BACK A bear almost gives up his search for his missing hat until he

remembers something important.

LaREAU UGLY FISH At first, Ugly Fish likes being alone in his tank so much that

he eats any fish that tries to share it, but when he becomes

lonely he devises a better plan.

PALATINI MOOSETACHE A moose's moostache is too big to control until he meets Ms.

Moose, who has her own hair problem, and the two solve each

other's problems.

PILKEY KAT KONG A spoof of the story of King Kong, with cat and mice

characters.

SLATE MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON Follows Marcel the Shell as he introduces his neighbors,

favorite activities, and home.

WHY WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD Different illustrators offer their own answers to this

question.

WILLEMS NAKED MOLE RAT GETS DRESSED Wilbur, a naked mole rat who likes to wear clothes, is forced

to go before the wise community elder, who surprises the

other naked mole rats with his pronouncement.

WILLEMS THE PIGEON WANTS A PUPPY The pigeon really, really wants a puppy, but when a puppy

arrives the pigeon changes its mind.

Prepared at HCL 1/2012